Origins of conjugated triene fatty acids. The biosynthesis of calendic acid by Calendula officinalis
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 15,p. 953-955
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39840000953
Abstract
Results from isotopic and incorporation experiments are consistent with formation of calendic acid form linoleic acid via a rearranged allyl radical, with loss of a hydrogen atom; since appropriate 9-hydroxy- and 9-hydroperoxy-diene acids were not converted into calendic acid by marigold seed homogenate, an elimination mechanism for formation of the 8(E)-double bond is not supported.Keywords
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